A legacy of collecting, preserving, and
educating the community and beyond.
Formed in 1992, The Montgomery County Historical Society, a tax-exempt non-profit organization housed within the Figh Pickett Barnes School House, has been collecting, documenting, and sharing Montgomery County’s rich history. The Historical Society also seeks to collect and preserve the records of its historic house, the former early twenty-century home of the Barnes School for Boys.
Recent Grant and Other Funding
MCHS is pleased to announce that we have received grant funding in recent months from the Alabama Humanities Alliance (AHA), a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The mission of AHA is to foster learning, understanding, and appreciation of Alabama’s people, communities, and cultures. The ultimate goal is to use the humanities to bring Alabamians together [...]
PLEASE CONSIDER AN END-OF-YEAR GIFT
Help Keep History Alive
Preserving the past, including our 1837 Figh Pickett House, for future generations requires an ongoing investment. As the year draws to a close, MCHS is looking ahead to 2025 and new opportunities to share the mission of collecting and preserving Montgomery County history. Please consider making an end-of-year donation. Donate online or mail your check to MCHS, PO Box 1829, Montgomery, AL 36102 with a note specifying “End-of-Year Giving 2024.”
Wishing you joy and happiness this holiday season! — MCHS Team
MCHS is a group dedicated to saving and restoring Montgomery’s oldest existing brick house, the Figh Pickett Barnes School House, built in 1837.
We preserve Montgomery’s history by assisting with the archiving and maintaining of a vast number of photographs, books, scrapbooks and data from our past.
Our extensive archives and reference material library are available for historical and genealogical research. We will also store and protect you own family archives in our controlled environment.
